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The Complete Book of the Great Musicians (Yesterday's Classics)

by Percy a. Scholes

A guided introduction to composers and listening

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A guided introduction to composers and listening

Combining three earlier books in one volume, Percy A. Scholes’s introduction connects the lives of two dozen composers with selected works and the instruments used to perform them. Childhood stories provide an entry point to each composer, while listening exercises and games invite active attention to the music. Chapters on musical form and its development add context as the book moves among its subjects, highlighting links between musicians and their work. The emphasis is on building familiarity with musical history and learning how to listen, with material that ranges from individual composers to the broader relationships within musical life.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults beginning to explore composers and music history.
  • Readers who want listening exercises alongside biographical information.
  • Those interested in musical instruments, form, and connections among composers.

Themes

Composer biographiesMusic historyListening skillsMusical form and developmentConnections among musicians

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Book overview

Contains in a single volume The First Book of the Musicians, The Second Book of the Great Musicians, and The Third Book of the Great Musicians.

A stimulating introduction to the major composers, the music they wrote, and the instruments they used. For each of the two dozen composers included, the author secures the reader's interest by first relating stories of his childhood, then introducing representative pieces of his music, selected for appeal on first hearing. The reader is led on step by step to develop his listening skills, often through games of the author's invention. As he is ready to learn more about various aspects of musical form and its development, a chapter appears explaining just that. With the author taking special care to show how the paths of the different musicians intertwine and how supportive they are of each other, it seems as if he is inviting the reader to join the musical community and equipping him to be an appreciative listener, if not a musician himself.

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